Public Ceremonial Events

Diverse scenes of crowds and processions at significant events, such as royal arrivals and inaugurations, showcasing vibrant flags and decorations, capturing historic celebrations.

U.S. President William McKinley Delivering Address to Crowd from Flag-Draped Stand, Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, USA, Photograph by C.D. Arnold, September 5, 1901

03/28/1930. Burial of Miguel Rivera's cousin. The procession sets off, from the Army ministry towards the noon station.

The picture shows the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) arriving in New Zealand. They travel by vehicle as the crowds cheer.

U.S. President William McKinley Delivering Address to Crowd from Flag-Draped Stand, Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, USA, Photograph by C.D. Arnold, September 5, 1901

Germany Before the First World War 1890 - 1914 Opening of Kiel Canal by the Kaiser.

Anefo photo collection. Aubade of 1200 school children on the occasion of liberation day. Overview of the Aubade in the Slotermeerlaan. May 5, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene reveals the monument to the Princess Irenebrigade in Tilburg. October 27, 1955. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

SHAPE Handover Ceremony (Handover of SHAPE Command). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Adolf Hitler enters the stadium through the South Gate, 2 August 1936, start of the Olympic games

At the grave of the SA man, Goebbels speaks. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

''Face a L'agresseur, Le roi des Belges, se rendant au Parlement, est acclame par la population bruxelloise', 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Guards Show Flag In A SingaporeThe immaculate marching of the guards is demonstrated in Singapore, October 16, by a Marchpast of 300 men of the Scots and Coldstream Guards, who arrived in the city a fortnight previously. During the March, considers a great boost for public morale, the salute was taken at the municipal building by Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson. November 09, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Rome - The ten thousand workers in Milan ecstatic hear the word of the Duce

Adolf Hitler and Josef Goebbels meet selected young Nazi Party workers at the Chancellery in Berlin, 1934 with Nazi party regional leaders at a meeting in Berlin

Anefo photo collection. Four-day Nijmegen Registration day, flag parade. July 25, 1955. Nijmegen

07/27/1936. Burial, in Tarragona, of the militiaman Alveres Fernández, of the Socialist youth, who died in an accident while fulfilling his duty.

Turkish troops at attention awaiting Sultan Abdul-Hamid II's exit from Yildiz palace, Istanbul, Turkey, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXV, No 34, August 23, 1908.

Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth, (later Queen Elizabeth II), of England, with their father and mother, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, on tour of South Africa, 1947

Goebbels speaks at the youth rally in the pleasure garden on May 1st. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Benito Mussolini, Italian Fascist leader and Prime Minister reviews troops in Rome as Italy expands its military might

Military Display Marks Italian Anniversary - Italian armor, much of it U.S. made, moves along Rome's Avenue of the Imperial Forums during the observance Monday of the sixth anniversary of the Italian Republic's proclamation. The display marked Italy's biggest show of armed might since the end of World War II. The white structure at upper left is the Victor Emmanuel Monument. Also at upper left, in front of the monument, is the shell and ruins of the historic Forum. June 5, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Sixth anniversary Nijmegens student corps, entry Emperor Charles the Great in Nijmegen. May 14, 1954. Nijmegen

"Bastile' Day" Celebrations In France - French infantry detachments marching through the Avenue Champs-Elysees during the great annual Bastile Day celebrations in Paris. July 15, 1955. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Funeral of German President Paul Von Hindenburg 1934

06/30/1922. London. Burial of Marshal (Henry Hughes)Wilson. The funeral procession as it passes through Ludgate Hill towards St Paul's Cathedral.

12/31/1939. Campaign mass in Bilbao.

The Victory Parade : tanks pass the Saluting Base Date: 8 June 1946

Photograph of the Diamond Jubilee procession of Horse Guards in London. The ceremony marked the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901). Dated 1897

Japan - Tokyo - Yasukuni Shrine. June 3, 1940.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0676. 1956

12/31/1936. Troops who attended the delivery of the Flag, on the avenue of Fermín Galán, in Albacete.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities following the birth of Princess Marijke. Crowd. 19 February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

The civil guard in the 1972 victory parade.

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Collaboration. Arrest of S.D.-Beul van der Vegte by members of the domestic armed forces in Amsterdam. May 1945. The Netherlands

The swearing in of the fascist militia.Mussolini both sworn in the fascist troops in Rome. August 10, 1931.

New York, New York: c. 1938 Rookie policemen parade past Mayor La Guardia and Police Commissioner Valentine before their graduation ceremony from Police College.

12/31/1909. The fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Tetouan in Barcelona. Time to present the African War Volunteers commission to the lieutenant colonel of the Alba de Tormes battalion with a tie for the Bandea and a scroll in commemoration of that victory.

The national tattoo is held on the market in Delft. This tattoo had a purely military character up to 1974. Orchestral members can also be played on the Nieuwe Kerk.

Romanian troops march during the celebration of victory, July 19, 1919, London, United Kingdom, from the magazine L'Illustrazione Italiana, year XLVI, no 31, August 3, 1919.

12/19/1923. Guadalajara. Yesterday's solemnity. 1. The royal family on their platform during the Campaign Mass, 2. The Infante D. Luis Alfonso of Baviera (X) Swearing the Flag,. 3. Address by the Marquis of Estella (X) To the New Engineering Students.

President McKinley Making Speech in New Orleans

Trip to Ottawa, Canada: Wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, Ottawa, Canada, 9:30AM. President John F. Kennedy comes to Confederation Square in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to place a wreath at the National War Memorial. Canadian Veterans stand in center holding Royal Union Flags (Union Jacks).

06/05/1971. Army Ministry Battalion.

Hundreds of thousands on Heldenplatz in Vienna on March 15, 1938 on the occasion of the Anschluss

06/04/1906. The festival of the Orfeones. Appearance of the square during the Orfeones and Rondallas festival held yesterday.

Madrid, 05/19/1939. Victory Parade after the end of the Civil War. In the image, parade of the Infantry forces.

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution (Chinese: 化大革命), was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to enforce socialism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society, and impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of political power, after he lost most of his political influence after his failed Great Leap Forward. Using only his name and credibility, he used the controlled anarchy of the cultural revolution to remove his inner-party opponents, most notably China`s president Liu Shaoqi. The movement brought chaos, as social norms largely evaporated and the previously established political institutions disintegrated at all levels of government. The Revolution was launched in Ma

06/12/1937. Delivery of a Flag, in Madrid, in which the Soldiers of the 3rd Mixed Brigade Paraded before the Authorities, after the Act.

Princess follow coffin of Gustav Adolf - Killed in air crash - as body is taken home with military honoursPicture shows:- The coffin passing through a crowd-lined street of Copenhagen escorted by naval officers and followed by - left to right - Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark; Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Sigvard Bernadotte, brother of the dead PrinceRoyal mourners followed the coffin as, with military honours, the body of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden - One of 22 parsons killed in a Dutch Dakota airliner which crashed at Kastrup, Denmark, as it was leaving for Sweden - was taken on horse-drawn bier from the Swedish Church in Copenhagen to Langelinje Pier, where it was placed aboard the Swedish warship 'Oscar II' for transportation to Sweden. January 31, 1947.

Enraged Japanese Unite In Anti-British Demonstrations -- Filled with resentment against the British policy in China, sixty thousand citizens of this city, who had attended mass meetings at the Hibiya Public Park and the Hiye Shrine on Sanno Hill, are shown as they staged a gigantic demonstration in front of the British Embassy here today, on the eve of the scheduled Anglo-Japanese parleys for thrashing out the issues raised at Tientsin. Some police forces guarded the Embassy and clashed with the demonstrators. July 01, 1939. (Photo by Domei News Photo Service).

German Nazi rally, celebrating the occupation of France after their invasion in 1940. Taken during the Second World War.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0796. 1956

1959 Visit by President Eisenhower to Spain

07/31/1936. Departure of Troops towards Zaragoza.

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FUNERAL OF VICTOR HUGO, SECOND PART OF THE NATIONAL EVENT: THE GENERAL SAUUSSIER, Governor of Paris, opening the march with his staff in great outfit, avenue des Champs-Elysees and arriving on the Place de la Concorde, June 1st 1885, 8th arrondissement, Paris Funeral of Victor Hugo, Part Two of the National Event: General Saussier, Governor of Paris, opening the march with his Staff in Great Outfit, Avenue des Champs-Elysées and arriving on the Place de la Concorde, June 1st 1885, Paris (SIIIth ARR.). 1885. Anonymous photography.

The tenth anniversary of the Armistice, the King laying his wreath at the base of the Cenotaph. The group to the right, behind the King are the Duke of York and the Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Indian Princes. Date: 17th Nov 1928

Queen Leads Her Guards Back To Palace After Trooping- The Queen at the head of her guards as she rode down the Mall on the return journey to Buckingham palace after the Trooping.Her Majesty is in Coldstream Guards uniform, accompanying her are the Duke Of Edinburgh (left, in uniform of Colonel, Welsh Guards) and the Duke of Gloucester (in uniform of colonel, scots guards).The Queen's official birthday was celebrated to-day (Thursday) with the traditional ceremony of Trooping the Colour - this year that of the Coldstream Guards - on the Horse Guards parade, London.By coincidence, to-day is the actual birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh, who is 33, her Majesty was 28 on April 21. June 10, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Princes And Duke Arrive In Nairobi -- Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, wearing a white uniform, stand to attention during the National Anthem on their arrival at Eastleigh airport, Nairobi. Their Argonaut aircraft landed exactly on Schedule. They were met by the Governor of Kenya, Sir Philip Mitchell, and representatives of the Army, Navy and Air force. The Royal Couple are to be the guests of Sir Philip and Lady Mitchell during their stay in Nairobi. February 01, 1952.

01/31/1923. The King's trip to Alicante. Mr. Alfonso.

'Les Evenements de Grece; A Athenes, le 27 janvier 1917, la ceremonie de reparation pour la sanglante agression du 1er decembre precedent contre les marins alliés', 1917. First World War: Events in Greece; the ceremony of reparation for the bloody attack of 1 December against the allied sailors, Athens, 27 January 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

The 8888 Nationwide Popular Pro-Democracy Protests (also known as the People Power Uprising) were a series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots in the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (today commonly known as Burma or Myanmar). Key events occurred on 8 August 1988, and therefore it is known as the 8888 Uprising.

Berlin Remembers Airlift Men Memorial Unveiled on "Airlift Square".A large memorial to the pilots who died during the Airlift to Berlin has just been inaugurated on Berlin's Airlift Square. Great crowds attended the unveiling ceremony. Among those present were the Allied High Commissioners, the Allied Town Commanders and distinguished personalities of the German government. The memorial symbolises the three sir corridors and bears the names of all who gave their lives to keep Berlin supplied. Here is the scene during the unveiling ceremony. July 1, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

05/31/1918. In the main theater of Tortosa. The public at the exit of the Aceitera regional assembly, recently held.

Folded from the Swedish Brigade is transferred from Torneå.

Parade for the King of Spain: avenue to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris (VIIIth arr.) "Photograph by Alfredo Saldivar. Stereoscopic view: negative on glass plate with gelatino silver bromide. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. 100510-11 STEREO, VUE STEREOSCOPIQUE

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and General John Pershing Lead Nation in Observance of Armistice Day at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA, November 11, 1936

Within historic grounds of the Forbidden City in Peking, China, on November 28 celebrated the victory of the Allies, Boxer Rebellion, circa 1900

Soldier festival on the occasion of the birthday of Kaiser Karl on the Rattendorfer Alpe. .

The Air Ministry Corps at the 1973 Victory Parade.

Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of the Red Revolution at the park in Poltava, Russia, on 7 November 1944.

Mussolini addressing a crowd in Rome 1928

Anefo photo collection. National commemoration in the Ridderzaal. May 4, 1948. The Hague, South Holland

España. Madrid. Ovación dedicada a S. M. el rey Alfonso XII (1857-1885), a su vuelta de París (2 de octubre de 1883). Dibujo tomado desde la calle de Bailén, por Manuel Alcázar. Grabado por Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustración Española y Americana, 8 de octubre de 1883.

Soldiers in uniform marching in parade, New York City, New York, USA, Angelo Rizzuto, Anthony Angel Collection, May 1959

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Opening States General. undated. The Hague, South Holland

Italian Legionaries Leave Spain. The scene at the Quayside at Cadiz, Spain, when Italian legionaries who have been fighting in Spain left for Italy. June 05, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited)

Anefo photo collection. Former resistance commemorates Princess Wilhelmina. December 7, 1962

State act; Marching of the SA's wagons. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Koningin Juliana is a speech at Stuyvesant College in Willemstad. October 20, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad

03/01/1912. The Guards Occupying the Alley to Avoid Disorders.

04/24/1909. Photo González. San Fernando, in favor of the Maritime Communications project. I look like General Wolf's walk offers the passing of the Last Sunday demonstration.

Gas Precautions Anti For Children - War General. June 27, 1936. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Services).

12/31/1916. In Westminster Cathedral. Funerals Held for Irish Officers and Soldiers Killed in the War.

Bologna, 31 October 1926 - The grand opening of the Littoriale - The Duce speaks to the soldiers and the huge flood of people

The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Bismarck Tower on Knivsberg, Knivsbjerg, near Apenrade North Schleswig, Nordslesvig or Sonderjylland, in the South of Denmark, 1895, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

Anefo photo collection. Funeral service at Schiphol for victims Flight disaster on Tenerife. Victims, commemorations, aircraft accidents, disasters. April 6, 1977. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. H. M. De Koningin visits Put hero ring. April 21, 1953

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration at the National Monument on Dam Square. Overview in the huge crowd on the dam. May 4, 1961

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